Senator H. M. Kilgore of West Virginia Poses with Soldiers, Washington, D. C.

Identifier:

039894

Collection Number:

A&M 3335-ADD7

Title:

Senator H. M. Kilgore of West Virginia Poses with Soldiers, Washington, D. C.

Date:

1956/01/06

Creator:

U. S. Army Photograph

Description:

Inscription on the back includes; "Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker presented Soldier Metal to the following U. S. Army military men in ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D. C. for their heroic actions following the crash of a commercial airlines near Seattle, Washington on November 18, 1955. Left to right, Pfc Reginald A. Layoff, Chicago, Illinois; Specialist Third Class Peter P. Tamburin, Wheeling, West Virginia; Senator H. M. Kilgore, West Virginia and Specialist Third Class Hugo W. Weiss, New York, N. Y."

Acquisition Source:

Florida State University, Altman, Burt

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView